Plants

http://www.asij.ac.jp/elementary/links/currlink/plants.htm

Enchanted Learning

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/plants/plant/

Take a virtual field trip to the 4-H Garden.

http://4hgarden.msu.edu/main.html 

Fruit and Vegetable Quiz

http://school.discovery.com/quizzes/cc_workshop/plantsquiz.html

Dole 5 A Day

http://www.dole5aday.com/Kids/K_Home.jsp

The Great Plant Escape

http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/index.html

Kid's Valley Garden

http://www.copper-tree.ca/garden/index.html

Plant Life Cycle

http://www.arboretum.fullerton.edu/grow/primer/cycle.asp

The Life Cycle of a Plant

http://www.sln.org.uk/science/lifecycle/

Plants for Kids

http://www.kathimitchell.com/plants.html

My Dad's Vegetable Garden

http://www.jmu.edu/biology/k12/garden/veg.htm

http://hes.ucf.k12.pa.us/curricu/plants/plants.html

http://www.childrenoftheearth.org/Stone%20Pages/powerful_plants.htm

http://plants.usda.gov/

http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/vegquiz/index.html

Science

Competency Goal 1: The learner will conduct investigations and build an understanding of plant growth and adaptations.
Objectives

1.01 Observe and measure how the quantities and qualities of nutrients, light, and water in the environment affect plant growth.

1.02 Observe and describe how environmental conditions determine how well plants survive and grow in a particular environment.

1.03 Investigate and describe how plants pass through distinct stages in their life cycle including.

* Growth.
* Survival.
* Reproduction. 

1.04 Explain why the number of seeds a plant produces depends on variables such as light, water, nutrients, and pollination.

1.05 Observe and discuss how bees pollinate flowers.

1.06 Observe, describe and record properties of germinating seeds.

Economics

Basic Economics: Scarcity and Choices

http://www.tutor2u.net/economics/content/topics/introduction/scarcity.htm

Competency Goal 5:  The learner will apply basic economic principles to the study of communities.

5.01 Define and identify examples of scarcity.

Scarcity - a lack of something, like money, natural resources, etc. Scarcity forces you to make choices about how you use or treat whatever is scarce.

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/economics/scarcityandchoices1.htm

5.02 Explain the impact of scarcity on the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.

5.03 Apply concepts of specialization and division of labor to the local community.

5.04 Compare and contrast the division of labor in local and global communities.

5.05 Distinguish and analyze the economic resources within communities.

5.06 Recognize and explain reasons for economic interdependence of communities.

5.07 Identify historic figures and leaders who have influenced the economies of communities and evaluate the effectiveness of their contributions.